This woman is my new hero....
on Nov 19, 2009 in coupon couponing And I thought *I* did well with my coupons.  I have a new hero. Her name is Kathy Spencer, and she lives in Boxford, Massachusetts. I've never met her. Probably never will, but let me tell you....this gal is an AMAZING couponer! She had a c...

71% saved
on Nov 18, 2009 in coupon organizing coupon grocery saving money couponing coupons I'm fairly certain the employees at my local Kroger hate me.  They see me strolling up to the register with a cart (or two) full of food & my pimped out coupon binder.....and they mentally groan at me. OK, so there's one who actually does it...

Weekly dinner menu 11/15-21
on Nov 17, 2009 in weekly menu dinner menu no excuses I forgot to post my weekly menu!  Oooops.  And now for the disclaimer.  I say this EVERY week because if I don't, I get a million (OK more like 2) people commenting wondering where to find all the recipes I'm using. This menu is fo...

The links aren't functional....yet
on Nov 17, 2009 in stuff is happening blog i can fix it but have no time to do so links OK...I finally get it.  [picture a bulb lighting up over my head] I've received 7,402 emails stating the links on my blog aren't working.  I thought it was ALLLLLL of the links.  I was in complete freak out mode, and it's not that at...

Gobble, gobble
on Nov 16, 2009 in solution to a problem i love food stuffing my pie hole on a holiday 10k running events Thanksgiving hi my name is heather and i'm a foodaholic turkey trot running I'll have a list of handy-dandy Thanksgiving tips here on the blog soon. I'm fairly certain there's nothing fabulously different than what's posted on other blogs, but I figure a gentle reminder to us all certainly won't hurt. I mean, Thanksgiving *i...

My cooking video library
on Nov 16, 2009 in cooking video cooking demo For years now, I've watched friends and family struggling with not knowing how to really make a lifestyle out of healthy eating. The key for me is to keep eating the same things that GOT me to Weight Watchers to begin with....just make it healthier (...

Getting off my butt right now (in a bloggy way)
on Nov 15, 2009 in plan blog lazy five guys Anyhoo, I really don't know anything on this beautiful Sunday. I just wanted to touch base with everyone. Hope the weekend turned out the way you planned. Mine did not. That's OK. The way it played out was way more fun than the boring routine we norm...

Fall goal check in
on Nov 9, 2009 in goals fall Time to revisit the topic of a few short term goals I set for myself.  I set three goals that were (are) realistic.  Three goals that will help me come half marathon time.  Three goals that will keep me at my goal weight.  Three g...

Weekly dinner menu 11/8-14
on Nov 9, 2009 in weekly menu dinner menu menu planning Weekly dinner menu posting time.  Have you planned for the week?  NO?!?!  What's up with that?  Don't you want to lose weight or maintain what you worked so hard to lose?  Planning is key.  Our menu gets swapped arou...

Princess In Training (my official half marathon training schedule)
on Nov 7, 2009 in half marathon training run princess half marathon running events So I sat down this morning with a calendar, and a cup of coffee, and the laptop, and a pencil, and some paper, and my schedule, and some more coffee, and my thinking cap, and a kid in my lap.  Yes, it was a lot of hard work for a Saturday mornin...